Color is very essential to my life.

I can't just pick my favorite colors to put in the shop, because they may not be your favorite colors.
Have you ever had to spend good money on an ugly color just because it makes the rest of the colors look "right"?
It's not an easy thing.

When I lived in Minnesota I used to teach at a shop called "Zandy's". Zandy is a real live person and is still a great friend today. Zandy taught me and important lesson about combining colors. She said to make a pleasing palette you must throw in a poison color. It's the one that doesn't exactly belong, but makes all the others pop.

Another nationally known teacher made this even simpler. She said that if you have a cool palette, throw in a little lime green to make it wow. And if you're using a warm palette, add periwinkle. We tried it in a workshop and she was telling the truth.

So here's the solution to another nagging problem. When you visit a shop and see some yummy yarn that you must have, but can't afford enough to make a sweater, just buy a skein of lime or periwinkle and know you'll use it sometime.

Here's a photo of some pretty yarn that's arrived. It is a loopy mohair. It comes from Misty Mountain and is a hand-dyed yarn from here in Virginia. Notice how the colors aren't all in the same warm or cool palette. It's much more interesting to combine warm and cool. Wouldn't you love to see some of this floating through your fingers!